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Legislation, Network Neutrality
H.R. 5353 The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
Submitted by Benton Foundation on Thu, 02/14/2008 - 10:55Last updated: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 18:34
Rep Ed Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunication and the Internet, introduced H.R. 5353, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, a bill aimed at ensuring the historic, open architecture nature of the Internet will be preserved and fostered for the consumers, content providers and high tech innovators of the future.
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S. 215 The Internet Freedom Preservation Act
Submitted by Benton Foundation on Wed, 01/10/2007 - 10:04Last updated: Wed, 06/04/2008 - 13:49
On January 9, 2007, Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced legislation they say would ensure that Internet use -- by consumers, content providers, and businesses -- remains free from interference by broadband service providers. The Internet Freedom Preservation Act (S. 215) aims to ensure that broadband service providers do not discriminate against Internet content, applications or services by offering preferential treatment.
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